Permanent Makeup, or microblading, has become extremely popular over the past couple of years. Microblading for eyebrows can at times be either a lifesaver, or a real disaster, since patients can be left with misshaped, discolored, too dark or uneven eyebrows.

Your eyebrows are a critical feature of your face. Often the shape of your brow may not compliment your face, or worse yet, the artist may have made a mistake when creating the brow shape or color.

So, can bad micro bladed eyebrows be corrected?

If brows are faded, and an off colour like blue, grey, purple, pink or green, a specialist may be able to correct them without laser tattoo removal and only with a colour correction session.

Since Microblading is like a semi-permanent tattoo, most pigments can be removed with Laser Tattoo Removal ,as well as being able to lighten some or all of the pigment.

Laser tattoo removal involves the use of high-powered lasers emitting a highly focused laser beam that directly targets and breaks up the pigment. With each treatment the tattooed eyebrows will fade.

The number of treatments and cost to remove micro bladed eyebrows will vary, depending on the type of pigments used, color, as well as texture of the skin.

Once all or most of the colour has been removed from the micro bladed eyebrows, a patient can repeat the Microblading procedure.

Always remember to visit a professional with years of experience when considering having your eyebrows microbladed.

When it comes to hair loss, not many people immediately think about eyebrow hair. Loss of eyebrow hair is a major concern among both male and female patients. The most common causes of eyebrow hair loss in women is over-plucking and/or aging.

Our eyebrows are such a defining feature of our face, that any thinning or sparseness of hair can be noticeable. Most often this concern is camouflaged by eyebrow pencils and brow shadows daily.

Today some are choosing a Microblading procedure which gives the eyebrow a longer lasting and semi-permanent effect.

What is Microblading?

Microblading, although similar in concept to tattooing, the tools and technique are quite different. Using a pen like tool with fine blades attached, a permanent makeup artist is able to create fine hair like strokes, by depositing pigment into the upper layers of the skin.

The strokes resemble eyebrow hairs similar to the way we fill in our eyebrows with a makeup pencil. Unlike a regular tattoo, the microblading tool does not deposit the pigment as deeply as a tattoo gun which makes it less permanent and less intense.

Those who have had microblading will notice that the color will be darker at first. The color will fade about 50% after two weeks as the skin heals. Although there is no significant downtime, there is still irritation and dryness at the site where the microblading has been applied. After 4-6 weeks the area is completely healed. Touch ups may be required.

Although microblading is semi-permanent, it is something that you will want to have done by an experienced permanent make-up specialist.

For more information on microblading and permanent makeup visit Lasting Looks Clinic www.lastinglooks.ca in Toronto. Contact us via phone or email to book a consultation.